English Speaking Training- Opening a Conversation— Top Tip! English Speaking Training– How to Start a Conversation– The Top Tip! Approximately 2010, I read a newspaper article that changed overnight my typical greeting to everyone. The article’s topic was how to talk to a person who has recently suffered the death of a loved one—- spouse, […]

Initial Call for Friendship

How to Begin the Friendship Call “Hi.  This is  Emma Zhang.  I enjoyed our brief visit last week and wanted to see about getting together for lunch.” “Hi.  This is Stefan Bosch.  I enjoyed working with you at the conference last month.  Hope things are going well.  I wanted to see if you would like […]

English Speaking Training –Strategies for Satisfying Conversations

English Speaking Training-Strategies for Satisfying Conversations To make a satisfying conversation, first consider the strategy of asking questions throughout the conversation.  That makes dialogue and both people are learning about each other.  Satisfying conversations are like tennis games or badminton games. The conversation goes back and forth like the tennis ball or birdie. You talk […]

Tips for “How Can I Help”

Examples for the “How Can I Help” Call “Hello, this is Z. T. Ye.  I was saddened to hear about your mother being in the hospital. What do you need?  How can I help?” “Hi, this is Emma Dinh. Bob told me you are looking for a position in …  I wanted to see if […]

English Speech Communication- How to Build Trust – Every Time

English Speech Communication: How to Build Trust at Work, in Negotiations, and in Daily Life  How to build trust? State and keep your commitments.. For example, if you say, “I will follow-up with you tomorrow with a phone call,” and you do that, then you are predictable, and your words match your actions. But if […]

The How Can I Help Offer

“How Can I Help” Call— Your Offer For an “How Can I  Help” call– just by calling you are showing that you care.  Letting someone know that you are available can mean a lot.  True, people often don’t know what to ask for, but with good listening and questioning skills, you may be able to […]

How to Be Clear When Teaching a Task –English Speech Communication

Be Clear When Teaching a Task Recall the last time you assigned a person to complete a task for you at work or in daily life –family or friend? Tips for being clear in that circumstance: Set the climate. Use a place conducive for listening.–specially level of background noise Get a time when your colleague […]

Offer Your Help

Offer Your Help- Make a Call Make this call to offer support and make yourself available as a resource.  When you hear about a project or challenge someone is facing, reach out and call.  If you hear someone is job searching you can call and offer ideas and moral support. Ask questions to find out […]

Public Speaking- Clear and To the Point

Public Speaking— Make Clear and To the Point Do you want to communicate ideas clearly?  Do you want to be clear and to-the-point for presentations?  Those presentations could be any presentation, from a five-minute informal chat, to a thirty-minute formal speech using many examples. Here are some tips for expressing ideas clearly. Being clear simply […]

Keep Communication Lines Open

The “Thinking of You” Call Call friends, clients, and associates occasionally for no particular reason other than to say hello and let them know you are thinking of them. No sales pitch, no request, no agenda, no expectations.  Just “Hi, how are you?  I was thinking of you and want to know how things are […]